Why become an addict?
Great film, it felt very realistic and had good acting. Why do people choose this way of life? I mean addiction is one thing, but getting addicted is a choice.
"I mean addiction is one thing, but getting addicted is a choice." This sentence seems very paradoxical because you cannot split addiction from the process of getting addicted. Moreover, if you think that most of the time people choose to be addicted to substances you need to do more research. People choose to start using for a myriad of reasons like curiosity, peer pressure, or genuine interest, but the use of addicting substances can subsequently change your brain chemistry in order that you feel physical pain when you don't use. Or they can feel so good that a person will get addicted to that release and will spend all of their time thinking about getting it, getting it, and using it. The way of life you see is the result of that totally consuming cycle that addiction can throw a person into. There is debate on HOW addictive certain substances can be, and indeed, some people can use heroin and not experience any of the problems of addiction. If you want a testament of the power of addiction find it in the life that junkies lead. It seems to me that no one would knowingly choose that lifestyle if they weren't in a cycle of addiction. I live in seattle and that fact is routinely confirmed by people on the street. Talk to them and you find plenty of them in narcotics anonymous. Addition is powerful stuff. Check out some research on it or talk to people who experience it. This movie is definitely a good starting point though.
shareBrad, stop overlooking things here. You end up basically criticizing something, and in a few sentences later admit to exactly what the poster said. He could've phrased it better but it's quite obvious what he is saying. I'll take what you said.
"People choose to start using for a myriad of reasons like curiosity, peer pressure, or genuine interest." <--- That's the choice. Which is exactly what he's saying, really. Obviously he's simplifying it, but he's still correct.
" but the use of addicting substances can subsequently change your brain chemistry in order that you feel physical pain when you don't use. Or they can feel so good that a person will get addicted to that release and will spend all of their time thinking about getting it, getting it, and using it." <--- And this is the reason, which explains why, which the OP understands.
All and all, it's kind of a stupid topic. There's hardly a good reason to, but there's an understanding to how and why. An answer simply, or perhaps over-simplified would be that people are stupid. Take it as it is, though.
Don't push it. Don't push it or I'll give you a war you won't believe. Let it go.